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(No Model.)

T. PRAS'SE.

GUNSTOGK.

Patnted Sept. 17, 1895.

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seizes the blade a of the knife between its UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

TIIEODOR PRASSE, OF LEITSVVEILER, GERMANY.

GUN-STOCK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 546,344, dated September 17, 1895.

Application filed October 11, 1894.

To all whom it may conccrn:

Be it known that I, THEODOR PRASSE, for- Leitswciler, Post Schnelldorf, Bavaria, in the Empire of Germany, have invented anew and useful llunting Knit'e or' Bayonet Arranged in the Stock of a Gun or Small Firearm, of which the following is a specification, reference being had the'ein to the accompanying drawings.

The accompanying invention has for its object to allow a huntsman to carry along a hunting-knife always ready to hand, and this object is accomplished by arranging such knife (or for particular purposesa bayonet) to be carried in a receptacle in the gun-stock.

The invention is shown in the accompany- Figure 1 shows insection a gunstock with the hunting-knife in it; Fig. 2, a similar sec-- tion showing the position of the knife with Fig. 3 shows the butt of the gun-stock; Fig. 4, the lid or cover deta'ched, and Fig. 5 a section similar to Fig. 1 with a bayonet placed in the stock.

As seen from Fig. 1, the knife, when it is in the stock, is half open and is 'so arranged that on pulling it out by the handle the blade can be fully opened, so that, under the influence of a snap-springgit forms aknife fixed in the handlc. The knife is held fast' in the receptacle s in the stock by a lid or cover g, which, in combination with a forked projection h, whose points are bent over in the Shape of a hook, as shown in Fig. 2 forms also a means for releasing the knife. The projection h prongs and with its bent-over points clamps itself fast against the gnard d or the handle of'the' knife. Now if the lid g is-opened the handle of the knife will be partly pulled ont of the rcceptacle by the forked projection h, so that it can be 'conveniently grasped and quickly put into a condition for use. For holding the lid g fast there is provided on the lower side of the stock b a spring g', that, like Serial No. 525.604. (No model.)

the spring of a penknife, operates on the point of the belI -crank lever fol-med by the lid g and the projection h, and so holds the lid closed and prevents the knife falling out.

If the stock is to be arranged to receive a bayonet thisis done in a similar way, as shown in Fig. 5. In this case the lid g of the receptacle is held by the spring g', that operates on the projection k of the lid in its closed position. pressed out some distance lgy the pin l, on which the spiral'spring 'ni works, so that it can be easily taken hold of and entirely pnlled out. 4

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. In a fire-arm, the combination of a receptacle in the stock, said receptacle being adapted to receive and hold a hunting knife or bayonet, a flap or cover for closing said receptacle, and means engaging the knfe or bayonet for partially withdrawing it upon the opening of the cover; substantially as described.

2. In a fire-arm, the combination of a receptacle in the stock, said receptacle being adapted to receive and hold ahunting knife t or bayonet, a hinged flap or cover for closing said receptacle, and means connected to the cover for engaging the knife or bayonet and partially withdrawing it as the cover is opened; substantially as described.

3. In a fire-arm, the combination of a receptacle in the stock, said receptacle being adapted to receive and hold a hinged-bladed` one portion of saidrec'eptacle hunting knife, extending lengthwise of the stock', into which portion the open blade of the knife extends, and the other portion extending cross-wise of the slot, and adapted to receive the handle of the knife, and a. flap or cover for closing the receptacle; substantially as described.

Nuremberg, September 14, 1894.

. TIIEODOR PRASSE.

Witnesses:

O'r'ro FRAUENHOLZ, OSCAR Boom- 

